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Documentation Centre at roundtable on TikTok radicalisation
A roundtable on the topic of "Tactics for TikTok - the dangers of radicalisation for children and young people" was held at the Green Parliamentary Club this week. In addition to the Green members of the National Council for the areas of youth and security, Barbara Neißler and Georg Bürstmayr, numerous experts from various fields were also present. These included the sociologist Kenan Güngör as well as representatives from the Extremism Advice Centre (BOJA), the Directorate of State Security and Intelligence Service (DSN), the Federal Association of Parents' Associations, Epicenter.Works and the Federal Youth Council (BJV). The Documentation Centre Political Islam (DPI) was represented by Markus Wagner, who spoke about Islamist influencer groups on social media. These groups mix current social issues with their extremist ideology.
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09/02/2024DPI Director Fellhofer as a guest on "Der Pragmaticus"
The Director of the Documentation Centre was recently a guest on the talk programme "Der Pragmaticus" on the topic of "Hausordnung für Österreich: Regeln und Werte für die Integration". She also took part in a discussion with experts for a magazine article and a live podcast in Alpbach. -
08/30/2024New publication: "Homonegativity and Religiously Motivated Political Extremism"
The LGBTQ+ community within Europe is increasingly confronted with homophobic and religiously motivated political extremism. As part of a project supported by the documentation centre in terms of research funding, Arno Tausch has published a study on this topic with Springer Verlag. -
07/19/2024Presentation of the DPI annual report in the media
At a press conference on Wednesday, the Documentation Centre Political Islam summed up its work following its foundation in July 2020 and published its latest annual report with insights into current developments. After the presentation on Wednesday, numerous media from the TV, radio, print and online sectors in Austria reported on it. -
07/17/2024DPI Annual Report: Austria and Political Islam after the Hamas Terror Attack
A key focus of the new DPI annual report is on the events of 7 October 2023 and their aftermath. Following the terrorist attack, problematic developments in European society have become even more visible. Other important topics include the problematic influence of foreign actors, such as those from Iran or Turkey, on parts of the Muslim community and current trends in Salafist milieus. -
06/27/2024Specialist article with DPI support: Salafism, Ummah and nation state
In the journal HAU: Journal of Ethnographic Theory, Zoltan Pall from the Austrian Academy of Sciences has published an extensive article entitled "Can the umma replace the nation? Salafism, home-making and the territorial nation-state". The project was also funded by the Documentation Centre.